Tsuba

Description

Tsuba or sword guard of shakudō, a patinated alloy of bronze and gold, with six calendrical signs (cockerel, dragon, hare, boar, dog, monkey) in panels: Japan, made by Ishiguro Masatsune, c.1780-1828

Museum reference

A.1895.163

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tsuba, Sword guard

Production information

Ishiguro Masatsune
Japan, East Asia

Date

1780

Materials

Shakudō

Physical description

Shakudo, alloy of bronze and gold with a blue-black patina

Exhibitions

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland